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About this Book

Format:Trade Paperback

Dimensions:400 Pages, 5.15 x 8.35 x 1.1 in

Published:January 1, 2008

Publisher:Berkley Trade

The following ISBNs are associated with this title:
ISBN - 10:0425219097
ISBN - 13:9780425219096

From the Publisher

The "New York Times" bestselling sensation that''s ""Steel Magnolias" set in Manhattan" ("USA Today")-now in paperback. Juggling the demands of her yarn shop and single-handedly raising a teenage daughter has made Georgia Walker grateful for her Friday Night Knitting Club. Her friends are happy to escape their lives too, even for just a few hours. But when Georgia''s ex suddenly reappears, demanding a role in their daughter''s life, her whole world is shattered. Luckily, Georgia''s friends are there, sharing their own tales of intimacy, heartbreak, and miracle making. And when the unthinkable happens, these women will discover that what they''ve created isn''t just a knitting club: it''s a sisterhood.

About the Author

Kate Jacobs is a writer and editor who divides her time between New York and Los Angeles. A former staffer at Redbook, Working Woman, and Family Life, she is now a freelance editor at the website for Lifetime Television. The Friday Night Knitting Club is her first novel.

From the Critics

"The book''s great-worth reading now." -- "Glamour" "If you are looking for an inviting group of gals to spend a few winter evenings with, pull up your afghan and snuggle in with "The Friday Night Knitting Club,.".[It] makes you yearn for yarn, even if you''re not a knitter." -- "USA Today" "Impossible to put down." -- "Booklist" "Knitters will enjoy seeing the healing power of stitching put into words. Its simplicity and soothing repetition leave room for conversation, laughter, revelations and friendship-just like the beauty shop in "Steel Magnolias."" -- "Detroit Free-Press" "Poignant twists propel the plot and help the pacing find a pleasant rhythm." -- "Publishers Weekly"

From The Community

Who's Listing it as a Top Ten

This title has appeared in 8 Top Ten lists. See the most recent lists below:

Greatest fiction about knitting

Sarah Wethered , 2 years ago
Corinna's Top 10!

Corinna Bacon , 2 years ago
Chick Lit

AshB , 2 years ago
Strong Female Characters (in other words Chick Lit)

Kassey , 2 years ago
Top ten books I would like to read if I could run away to a dessert island. And I do mean dessert!

Mary-Ann Kirkby , 2 years ago
Top Top TOP 10

Genevieve Paquette , 2 years ago
Our book club pics

Elizabeth Bennet , 11 months ago
My Summer Solace

busy girl , 2 years ago
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Who's Blogging

This title has been mentioned in 7 blogs. See the most recent posts below:

June = Good Reading Month!

LindsC , 2 years ago
September 4, 2008 Meeting

BiblioBob , 18 months ago
14 The Friday Night Knitting Club, Kate Jacobs

Eileen , 15 months ago
Canadian Author - Kate Jacobs

Niki , 13 months ago
#8 - The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs

Kay , 13 months ago
#'s 31 to 33---Two Mysteries and one Disappointment

Joanna , 8 months ago
#24, #25 and #26

BookThia , 5 months ago
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Reviews from the Community17 Reviews

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Monica Nitulescu
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Incredibly disappointing

2 months ago

I really, really wanted to like this book, but in the end, it just made me mad. I have not read typical “Chic-lit” in a while, but this is really disappointing. The subject matter first of all seems to be a heap of clichés, is this book about being a struggling single mother? It is really debatable weather Georgia really is struggling considering all the help she has, but that’s just my point of view. Is the book about race? Raising a child of mixed race? Women and their relationships… + read more
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Kendra Primeau
Great Novel- must read!

3 months ago

I loved this novel! I just couldn't put it down!
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Jessi Ritchie
Steal Magnolias

4 months ago

the unlikely friendships, strength, and comfort women from various backgrounds,ages and beliefs find in one another :)
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Jennifer Carrothers
Cliche

6 months ago

If this wasn't the typical lovely dovey "my life is hard but then it all turns out in the end" book I maybe would of enjoyed it. The knitting part just adds to the horror.
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Colette
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Great friendships

12 months ago

It's an easy read it makes you feel good, it's honest and very human...down to earth. It's about relationships that makes you feel part of these women 's inner circle. Alot of lives issues are touched in this book: single motherhood, growing older, race relationship...It is a very touching story..predictable ending. It's a good chick book.
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